Nashville vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nashville	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5942	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4436	$8151
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	81
😀 Quality of life	90	100
🏙️ Population	689K	449K

The cost of living in Nashville is 32% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 832nd and 23rd ($2524 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 741st and 3rd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Nashville ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 218th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Zurich

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	Nashville	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$6.26	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1625	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2958	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3558	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3104	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.4	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.62	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.77	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30339	$22875

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041